Boilover Danger News Today

Fire department is aware of the boilover danger but believes they have it under control. >> we will stop operation in ten minutes. >> firefighters can prevent a boilover from happening by making sure the water sprayed on the tank drains out the bottom. this time, they miscalculate. >> what do you think caused that explosion? >> just water inside the tank boiled over. crude boil-over. >> despite the chaos, davids instincts kick in. he keeps taping as he runs away from the intense heat and flames....

On tape. >> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped on to the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up there with the nozzles on the tank. it started to boil over. by the time we noticed it was going to boil over, we backed out, it was too late. it flashe...

First times a boilover type of explosion had been caught on tape. >> a boilover can occur during air tank fires because oil is lighter than water t. water pumped onto the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flameing oil on top into the sky and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> flipping the nozzles on the tank. it started to boil over. be i the time we noticed it was going to boil over, we ...

Looked at the footage and, you know, was apparently one of the first times a boilover type explosion had ever been caught on tape. >> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped on to the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up there with the nozzles on the ...

>> couple of fire departments looked at the footage and, you know, was apparently one of the first times a boilover type explosion had ever been caught on tape. >> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped on to the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up ...

>> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped on to the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up there with the nozzles on the tank. it started to boil over. by the time we noticed it was going to boil over, we backed out, it was too late. it flashed on us. ...

First times a boilover type explosion had ever been caught on tape. >> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped on to the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up there with the nozzles on the tank. it started to boil over. by the time we noticed it was go...

>> couple of fire departments looked at the footage and, you know, was apparently one of the first times a boilover-type explosion had ever been caught on tape. >> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped on to the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up ...

>> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped on to the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up there with the nozzles on the tank. it started to boil over. by the time we noticed it was going to boil over, we backed out, it was too late. it flashed on us. ...

On tape. >> a boilover can occur during oil tank fires because oil is lighter than water. the water being pumped onto the burning oil tank sinks to the bottom, where it eventually boils into steam and explodes, propelling the flaming oil on top into the sky, and the surrounding area. >> where were you at when the explosion happened? >> i was up there with the nozzles on the tank. it started to boil over. by the time we noticed it was going to boil over, we backed out. but it was too late. the fl...